Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated pharmacy technician looking to develop their career in a hospital pharmacy setting.



The successful candidate will lead our team of technicians, adapting and enhancing technician roles to reflect the changing needs of the patients and the clinical pharmacy service, as well as managing the day to day workload at ward level within the Cardiovascular pharmacy service.



The successful candidate will join the Cardiovascular pharmacy leadership team and contribute to strategies to develop and enhance service provision. You will be responsible for providing and ensuring a safe, efficient and accurate ward-based pharmacy technician service is delivered to across the Cardiovascular directorate.



See JD and PS for further details.



Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.



In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.



The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.



We are looking for an experienced, committed and enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician with demonstrable competencies in hospital pharmacy practice, leadership/management, excellent communication skills and a demonstrable commitment to patient care and experience.



You should be a highly organised, supportive and motivated team player with the ability to prioritise appropriately, and manage and deliver medicines optimisation projects.



Most importantly you must uphold and demonstrate the Trust values and have a passion for delivering the best quality care for our patients.